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Specialization 2.17 - Neurology and PsychiatryClinic for NeurologyClinic for Psychiatry and PsychotherapyClinic for Pediatric PsychiatrySpecialization 2.18 – Forensic Psychology and PsychiatryInstitute for Forensic Psychology and PsychiatrySpecialization 2.19 – RadiologyRadiological ClinicClinic for Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyClinic for Radiotherapy and Radio-OncologyClinic for Nuclear MedicineClinic for Diagnostic and Interventional NeuroradiologieSpecialization 2.20 – Urology and Pediatric UrologyClinic and Outpatient Clinic for Urology and Pediatric UrologySpecialization 2.21 – Facial, Oral and Maxillofacial TherapyClinic and Outpatient Clinic for Facial, Oral and Maxillofacial IllnessesDepartment for Prosthodontics and MaterialsDepartment for OrthodonticsDepartment for Tooth Care and PeriodonticsDepartment for Facial, Oral and Maxillofacial SurgerySpecialization 2.22 – PathologyInstitutes for PathologyInstitute for General and Specific PathologyInstitute for NeuropathologySpecialization 2.23 – Legal/Forensic MedicineInstitute for Legal/Forensic MedicineSpecialization 2.24 – Medical Microbiology and HygieneInstitute for Infectious DiseasesInstitute for Bacteriology and HygieneInstitute for VirologySpecialization 2.25 – Clinical Psychotherapy and PsychometricsInstitute for Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic MedicineSpecialization 2.26 – Medical and Clinical PsychologySpecialization 2.27 – Sport and Preventative MedicineSpezialisation 2.28 – Medical TechnologyFraunhofer-Institut für Biomedizinische TechnikSeite9Specialization 2.29 – Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical InformaticsSpecialization 2.30 – Occupational MedicineInstitute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational Medicine and Environmental Medicine;PreventativeMedicine CenterERASMUS – ECTS – Information Package and Course Catalogue 2014/2015

ContactsErasmus Office HomburgECTS Departmental CoordinatorsNele Hein, M.Sc.Stephanie Orlich, Dipl. Biol.Dr. Jasmin Cirillo, Dipl. Biol.Consultants for Study & Teaching AffairsThe Saarland UniversityMedical FacultyERASMUS-/ ECTS-Coordination-OfficeBldg. 15D - 66421 Homburg/SaarMail: ects@uks.euTel. (0049) 6841 – 16 26001/ -26072Fax (0049) 6841 – 16 26324International Office SaarbrückenECTS Institutional CoordinatorFabienne Saunier ReplumazEuropean Programmes & Erasmus Institutional CoordinatorThe Saarland UniversityInternational OfficeBldg. A 2 2, Zi. 3.25D - 66041 SaarbrückenMail: f.saunier@io.uni-saarland.deTel. (0049) 681 – 302 4395Fax (0049) 681 – 302 4489ZIS (Zentrum für internationale internationales/zis.htmlSeite10The center for international students is a division of the International Office. It organizes excursions,city and campus tours, specialties days in the cafeteria, cultural evenings in the dorm, regularmeetings, cultural events and the Buddy Program "you & me" (student tutors for Incoming Students).ERASMUS – ECTS – Information Package and Course Catalogue 2014/2015

ERASMUS – ECTS – Information Package and Course Catalogue 2014/2015SeiteIn the last centuries before the birth of Christ, the Mediomatrici, a Celtic tribe, inhabited the regionsurrounding what we now know as Saarbrücken. When Caesar’s troops conquered Gall, the entireleftbank of the Rhine was occupied by the Romans.999First documentary reference to Saarbrücken: King Otto III gives the castle “Castellum Sarabrucca”tothe bishops of Metz.1120Saarbrücken evolves out of the existing fiefdom when, through the arrival of knights, merchants andthose seeking protection, the area surrounding the castle develops into a settlement. By the start ofthe14th century the inhabitants of Saarbrücken and St Johann, opposite, are villeins.1321Earl Johann I of Saarbrücken-Commercy signs the charter that grants Saarbrücken the status andrights of a town.1604-1617Earl Ludwig orders the building of a new castle in Renaissance style. He also founds theLudwigsgymnasium (a school).1618-1648Saarbrücken does not escape the terror of the Thirty Years War, which leaves awful marks. Thenumber of inhabitants sinks from 4,500 in 1628 to 70 in 1637. Before the trauma of the Thirty YearsWar can be overcome, the Louis XIV instigates a series of war, including the War of Devolution.1677Saarbrücken is reduced to just eight houses after the town is all but consumed in flames during LouisXIV’s wars.1741During Wilhelm-Heinrich’s reign, the town experiences a remarkable economic upturn. The Earlnationalises the coal mines. New iron foundries are built, allowing ores to be used more effectively.Infrastructure and society experience change, too: the introduction of a regular postal service; thedevelopment of a school system; Earl Wilhelm-Heinrich promotes the erection of churches of allpermitted faiths and tasks Gottfried Hofer, the printer, with publishing a weekly newspaper; thegenialBaroque architect Friedrich-Joachim Stengel arrives in Saarbrücken and creates the town’s image.1738-48Thanks to Stengel the ruins of the Renaissance castle were replaced with a Baroque chateau.Othersignificant Stengel buildings are the Friedenkirche (1745), the Old Town Hall at Schloßplatz (1750)andthe katholische Pfarrkirche St. Johann – a minor basilica (1754).1775Stengel builds his last building in Saarbrücken, the Ludwigskirche.1793French revolutionary forces occupt the town. The Baroque chateau is plundered and burned to theground, leaving only the foundations intact.1797/1801The treaties of Campo Formio (1797) and Lunéville (1801)) grants Saarbrücken to the French.1815Saarbrücken and the Saar region fall into the possession of the Kingdom of Prussia. ABürgermeistereiof Saarbrücken is established, covering Saabrücken and St. Johann as well as Malstatt, Burbach,Brebach and Rußhütte.1852Saabrücken celebrates the opening of its first train station, connecting the Ludwigsbahn railway inPalatinate (Pfalz) with the French Ostbahn.185611The City of Saarbrücken1

ERASMUS – ECTS – Information Package and Course Catalogue 2014/201512SeiteWork at the Burbach ironworks begins.1860 onwardsCanalisation of the river Saar allows the transport of coal. At the same time, the Saar is connectedtothe significant French canal network.1870/71Franco-German War: a bloody battle takes place at the Spicherer Höhen, directly in front of thecitygates.1 Source: Landeshauptstadt Saarbrücken,Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, 66104 Saarbrücken (2004)http://www.saarbruecken.de- 19 1909The ‘Saar towns’ Saarbrücken, St. Johann and Malstatt-Burbach are united to form the City ofSaarbrücken with a population 105 000. It is now the fifth largest German city on the left-bank of theRhine.1911A Zeppelin airship lands on the fields of St. Arnual. Saarbrücken’s first airport is built on this site.Saarbrücken airport is now located at Saarbrücken-Ensheim.1914Saarbrücken is the concentration area of the front that stretches from Verdun to the north Vosges.1915An aerial bombardment makes Saarbrücken fee the suffering of the War for the first time1918The Saarland industrial area is to be annexed. The last German troops leave the city. MarschallFochmoves into Saarbrücken with his troops and dissolves the workers’ and soldiers’ councils.1919The Treaty of Versailles put Saarland under administration of the League of Nations for fifteen years.The mines become French property.1935Saarland’s future is decided by a referendum. Ninety per cent of the population vote to returnSaarlandto Germany.1939/1944Saarbrücken is the victim of several heavy bombings during the Second World War. The populationhad to be evacuated twice. Saarbrücken’s old town is almost completely destroyed. A total of11,000houses are destroyed. Towards the end of the war, US troops occupy Saarbrücken. In the samemonth,the French military government assumes the administration of Saarland.1947Saarland becomes an autonomous state, with Saarbrücken as the capital and the seat ofgovernment.In November the Saarland economy is linked to France.1948Foundation of Universität des Saarlandes, Saarland University.1955In a referendum on the future of Saarland, two-thirds of voters reject the Saar Statute, which wouldhave brought political independence.1957Saarland becomes the eleventh German state; Saarbrücken is the state capital.1959From 5th July, Saarland is also economically part of the Federal Republic of Germany. The followingyears see Saarbrücken’s transition to a regional economic metropolis, which is reflected in theerectionof new buildings and Saarbrücken’s growth. Examples of new developments are theStadtautobahn (a

Seite13motorway running through the centre of the city), the Deutsch-Französischer Garten (‘FrancoGermanGarden’) and Saarbrücken Zoo. These are accompanied by office buildings, banks anddepartmentstores.1965The French city of Nantes becomes Saarbrücken’s first twin city.1970The small airport at Ensheim is expanded into a passenger airport. Work on sanitisation in the oldtownbegins1974The Gebiets- und Verwaltungsreform (territorial and administrative reform) makes the neighbouringtown of Dudweiler and surrounding boroughs part of Saabrücken. leading to an increase inpopulationfrom 123,006 to 209,104.1975Tbilisi, Georga, becomes Saarbrücken’s second twin city. Saarbrücken becomes the first Germantownto maintain a partnership with a town in the then Soviet Union1989Saarbrücken celebrates its eightieth birthday as a city.1992Saarbrücken receives a UN award on the occasion of the Rio de Janeiro environment conferencefor itswork on energy policy with the public utility company.1994After Wiesbaden (1991), Kiel (1992) and Hamburg (1993), Saarbrücken becomes the fourth Germanpartner city of the UN’s children’s relief organisation.- 20 1999With over 300 events, Saarbrücken celebrates its thousandth year as a town.At the turn of the millennium, Saarbrücken’s economy is developing especially in thte IT area, whichiscreating thousands of new jobs. Thanks to the exemplary Starterzentrum (centre for those wishing tostart a business) at the University and its Science Park academia and economy are even morecloselyrelated.A large number of people visit the shops, theatre, museums, restaurants and cafés that adorn theoldtown with its pleasant pedestrian area. The French influence is especially evident in the statecapital’sfood. Saarbrücken’s proximity to France and Luxembourg gives it a particular attraction and itslocationin the heart of Europe make it particularly interesting and amiable.ERASMUS – ECTS – Information Package and Course Catalogue 2014/2015

Homburg: The Town1The town’s seal from 1699 bears the inscription “Homburg - Crescere nil obstat", loosely translated as"Homburg is starting to grow". That prognosis has been confirmed. The development of this districtuniversity town that was declared a town in 1330 and has ca. 45,000 inhabitants is to be seeneverywhere you go. The basis

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